Like many artists, I have a day job to pay life's bills. I wish I could sing for my living, but that's just too hard to do full time with two kids, a dog, a cat and a husband (ok, not in that order)... but this week really wiped me out. My lyme started to flare last weekend and by Sunday morning I was having difficult getting out of bed, getting down the stairs, concentrating. I have a lot of neuro lyme and this time I was super dizzy with vertigo spells and this crazy sensation of dripping in my brain. The last thing I felt like doing was traveling on a business trip, but I did it. All the way to Los Angeles and back. I was so exhausted that I went to bed at 4pm on Monday and got up at 6am on Tuesday. The doxy helped me for the first few days but by Thursday I was herxing and having trouble walking. My knee joints were unstable and the pain in my back just awful... I was just thanking my stars that I didn't have to perform this week. So, while I'm happy for the diversion of work, sometimes I really wish I didn't hafta...
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- And it looks to be the same for many of you too... it's hard being a parent these days, but even harder if you're in constant pain and battling fatigue. I know I feel like I haven't been "myself" since I got sick - which was 3 months after my second child was born. Here's to all of you who struggle every day with being "present" for your children, your spouses, your ailing parents...
- I admit it. I was recently in the Dallas Fort Worth airport and there was an IHOP Express right next to my gate. I totally caved. And it was so worth it! #slavetopancakes #guiltyascharged